CVE-2023-28702 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-28702

ASUS RT-AC86U - Command Injection

Vulnerability Description

ASUS RT-AC86U does not filter special characters for parameters in specific web URLs. A remote attacker with normal user privileges can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system commands, disrupt system or terminate service.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Tmotfl (Xingyu Xu)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

RT-AC86U
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.0.4.386.51255

Timeline

Official Publish: June 2nd, 2023
Last Modified: January 8th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration